I laughed at every single one without fail. If Kirby sucks up a vending machine, he becomes a big pink rectangle that can shoot soda cans out of his mouth. There’s added depth to that formula this time thanks to Mouthful Mode, which allows Kirby to suck up gigantic objects to comedic effect. They’re never hard to figure out, but always satisfying to execute. Each level is filled with intuitive micro-puzzles like that. See something tangled up in a vine? Grab a sword or cutter to chop it down. Those can be used during linear platforming levels to solve puzzles that require using the right ability. He can suck up enemies to gain new powers, like fire breath, bombs, or the ability to take a long nap (my favorite). That’s exactly what you get here, with the game sharing more similarities to Super Mario 3D World than Super Mario Odyssey.Īs always, the game is built around Kirby’s insatiable appetite. Kirby has always been a secret weapon in Nintendo’s first-party arsenal, providing smooth puzzle-platforming that’s easy on the brain. It still very much feels like a traditional 2D Kirby game and that’s a good thing. Kirby and the Forgotten Land is the first 3D Kirby game since the Nintendo 64’s Kirby 64: The Crystal Shards, but it’s not a radical reinvention of the series. It loses some steam when it runs out of ideas, but its story and levels never fail to charm me. The game’s absurd Mouthful Mode is an especially strong gimmick that lets developer Hal Laboratory get more playful and comedic with the series. Kirby and the Forgotten Land is an adorable platformer cut from the same cloth as Nintendo’s finest. The difference is that the setting doesn’t stop Kirby from treating it like his own personal playground - and buffet. Its world actually isn’t too far off from that of Horizon Forbidden West, just swapping robots for dastardly foxes. Kirby is sucked into another world filled with decaying shopping malls and abandoned amusement parks from a seemingly dead civilization. Hilariously, Kirby and the Forgotten Land actually is a post-apocalyptic game.
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